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EDITOR: Paul Kuo, MD

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• Three-Year-Old is First Pediatric Recipient of Heart, Liver, and Two Lungs
• Scientists Urge the Government to Fund Embryo Research
• British Panel Recommends Embryo Cloning
• NEJM Reports Transplant Findings
• CytoGam Approved for Use in More Transplants
• Delayed Immunosuppression Reduces Liver Rejection in Rats
• Warner-Lambert Defends Rezulin

• Cow Cells + Human Cells=Human Embryonic Stem Cells
• Demand for Livers Expected to Soar
• Uses of Human and Porcine Neural Cells Explored
• Hand Recipient Moves Fingers; Other Patient News
• Thoratec Gets IDE for VAD Driver
• ASTS Urges Families to Discuss Organ Donation
• Warner-Lambert Plans Study of Troglitazone

• Isolation of Stem Cells a Potential Breakthrough for Transplantation
• News From Japan: Prolonging Organ Storage Time; First Lung Transplant from Living Donors
• Italian Government Asked to OK Penis Transplants
• UNOS Asks Members for Money
• SangStat's Cyclosporine to be Marketed in U.S.
• HHV-8 Transmitted Through Kidney Transplants
• Liver System, Heart Resynchronization Device Under Study

• Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation a Success in Large Series; Other Clinical News
• New Techniques Improve Success of Bone Marrow Transplants
• Animal Groups: 'Stop Xenotransplantation'
• Teen Eats Again-12 New Organs Later; Hand Patient Still Well; Man Gets Kidney from Comatose Brother
• Simulect OKd in Europe to Fight Kidney Rejection
• National Donor Sabbath Slated for November 13-15
• Organ Allocation: Legislators' Views

• Hand Patient Reportedly OK; Are Face Transplants Next?
• Success of Transplants Rising, but Access to Kidneys Restricted
• FDA OKs Novacor & HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist Systems
• More Regulatory News
• Patient Firsts
• Allocation Rule Delayed Again-For a Year

• First Modern Hand Transplant Performed in France
• Genetic Engineering Promotes Xenograft Acceptance
• Kidney Recipients Fare Better Than Dialysis Patients after a Heart Attack
• Louisiana Sues Over Organ Distribution Rule
• Antibody Given Orphan Status by FDA
• Japan Lacks Organ Donations Despite New Law
• Ventricular Assist Device Driver Gets Canadian Approval

• A Wisconsin OPO Leads in Donations, New Analysis Says
• Three Reports Add Fuel to Pig Virus Debate
• Hawaii Governor Suggests Paying Families for Organs
• Islet Cell Transplantation a Focus of New Center
• Surgeon Nicholas Sears Joins Abiomed, Inc.
• Postage Stamp Highlights Organ Donation
• Update: Teen Recipient of Four Organs is Improving

• Phase II/III Trial to Study Bioartificial Liver
• UNOS Posts Liver Allocation Modifications
• Journal Briefs
• Ventricular Assist Device Approved in Canada; Oral Cyclosporine Dispenser OK'd
• Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants Gain Attention
• First Recipient of Triple Transplant Dies 12 Years Later

• UK Issues Xenotransplantation Guidelines as Imutran Plans Human Use of Pig Livers
• Testicular Transplant Anticipated in England
• New Guide Says Major Religions Support Organ Donation
• Patient Stories: Wife Gives Husband Part of Her Liver
• New Molecule Designed to Prevent Xenotransplantation Rejection
• FDA Keeps Rezulin on the Market

• Rapamune Yields Low Rejection Rates; Other Transplantation Congress Findings Reported
• Hand Transplant Approved; Surgeons Hope to Try it This Year
• OPOs Prefer Family's Consent to Donor Cards, Survey Finds
• Rule Requiring Hospitals to Report Deaths Faces Opposition
• Batista Procedure May Lessen Need for Donor Hearts
• Ability to Reproduce Neural Stem Cells May be Useful in Parkinson's Disease
• Journal Briefs
• Three Transplant Pioneers Receive the Medawar Prize
• Roche Establishes Transplant Research Foundation

• UNOS Changes Heart Distribution System
• Panel Encourages Debate on Legalizing Kidney Sales
• Pittsburgh Reports First Brain Cell Transplant to Reverse Stroke's Effects
• Patents Cover Technology to Grow Organs In Vivo
• Journal Briefs
• Kevorkian Could Face Jail; Attorney Quits Over Kidney Offer
• Immigrant Dies Awaiting Lung Transplant; Inmate Needs a New Heart

• New Allocation Policy May Be Delayed
• Hospitals Required to Report Deaths to OPOs
• Teen Believed First Patient to Receive Three Multiple-Organ Transplants
• Spain Leads World in Donation
• SangStat's Cyclosporine Projected to Boost Revenue
• Journal Briefs
• Indian State Outlaws Organ Trade

• Kevorkian's Offer of Suicide Victim's Kidneys Proves Futile
• UNOS Accused of Lying; Comment Period Extended for Organ Distribution Proposal
• China Said to Sell Prisoners' Organs; Ruling in Japan Could Change Harvesting Procedures
• Science Briefs
• Hepatitis C Drug Approved; Diabetes Prevention Study Halted
• Teen Gets Second Set of Four Organs

• Rabbit Antibodies Reduce Kidney Rejection
• Combination of Drugs Tested to Avoid Calcineurin Inhibitors
• BioTransplant Inc. Reports Progress Toward Transplant Tolerance
• Transplant Milestones Reported
• Simulect, Ventricular Assist Device Receive Approvals
• Cyclosporine Listed as a Human Carcinogen
• ASTS Launches Donation Initiative
• Hepatocytes Replace Need for Transplant in Case Study

• Zenapax Associated with Low Kidney Rejection Rate in Children
• Pig Transplant Studies Continue
• First Successful Cardiac Autotransplant, Other Milestones Reported
• LVAD Patients Fare Better at Home
• Parkinson's Research Continues in Rats, Rhesus Monkeys
• Journal Briefs
• Insurance Plan Frees Cash for Critically Ill Patients
• Centers to Study Heart Replacement System in Preparation for Trials

• Heart Recipients Receive Marrow from Same Donor
• Artificial Liver Awaits Approval for Testing in Humans
• Laser Technique, Pacemaker, and Complement Inhibitor Get Good Reviews
• Cardiology Group Objects to Intervention in Organ Distribution
• Journal Briefs
• SangStat May Acquire Pasteur Merieux Connaught's Transplant Division
• Michigan Legislature Seeks to Improve Donation Rates

• Subcommittee Hears Both Sides of Organ Distribution Arguments
• More Reaction to New Allocation System
• Number of Donors Level Over Past Three Years
• Simian Virus Infects Four Lab Workers
• Marrow from Unrelated Donor Safe for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• Journal Briefs
• Transplant Learning Center Provides Patient Support

• Government Requires New Organ Distribution System; UNOS is Opposed
• Two Transplant Centers Applaud Overhaul of Distribution System
• Artificial Liver Ready for Testing
• One in Five Donor Families Would Change Their Mind if Asked Again
• Donor's Future Health a Factor in Living-Related Kidney Transplantation
• Journal Briefs
• HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System Sets Record

• Shalala Wants to Change Organ Allocation System
• Women, Children Among Groups Who Wait Longest for Livers
• Getty, Bach Air Their Views
• Journal Briefs
• VAD Sets Record; Muscle-Powered Device Under Study
• Hepatitis C Screening Guidelines Issued
• Enrollment Begins in Nationwide Emphysema Trial

• Results Positive with Zenapax in Kidney, Liver Transplantation Trials
• Chinese Men Accused of Selling Organs of Dead Prisoners
• Xenotransplantation Debated in Print, on the Air
• Effects of Bone Marrow Transplantation Reported
• Parkinson’s Disease Reversed in Rats; First Hepatitis Summit Held
• Taxpayers Can Contribute to Organ Donor Awareness Fund

• Epoprostenol Reverses Primary Pulmonary Hypertension in Long-Term Study
• Mycophenolate Mofetil OK'd for Heart Rejection; Fights Kidney Disease
• Livers Transplanted in Rodents Without Immunosuppression
• Journal Briefs
• News Briefs
• Business Briefs

• Researchers Call for Moratorium on Xenotransplantation
• Idea of Xenotransplantation Acceptable, Survey Says
• High-Volume Liver Centers Have Better Survival Rates
• Kidney Transplants from Non-Heart-Beating Donors Judged a Success
• Study Shows Daclizumab Reduces Kidney Rejection
• Findings Suggest Need for Change in Lung Allocation Schemes
• News Briefs

• First Successful Larynx Transplant Reported
• MDR Therapy Safe in Early Clinical Study
• Tacrolimus Reacts Adversely to Some Antimicrobials
• Lymphocyte Measurement Helps Select Transplant Candidates
• Vitamins, Folic Acid Help Treat Hyperhomocysteinemia in Kidney Recipients
• Thymoglobulin Prevents Graft Rejection in Early Study; Cyclosporine Delivery System Unveiled
• News Briefs

• Clinton Administration Announces Organ Donation Initiative
• Report Addresses Non-Heart-Beating Organ Donors
• Oral Ganciclovir Prevents CMV in Some Liver Recipients
• Study Suggests Possibility of Permanent Role for LVAD
• Xenotransplantation Topic of Public Health Service Meeting
• FDA OKs Clinical Trials for Heart Protectant

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